Photographic-printing apparatus



w. F. FOLMER.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING APPARATUS..

APPLICATION HLEI) SEPT.20, I918.

Patented May 17, 1921.

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PHOTOGR APH|C PRINTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED SEPLZO, I918.

1,378,101. 'Patentd my 17,1921,

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M5565 Hum nun mm M I UNITED F- WILLIAM F. FOLMER, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR '10 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF YORK.

To all whom it may. concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. FoLMnR,

a citizen of the United States residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Photographic-Printing Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the acoompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved apparatus adapted to make two or more photographic impressions upon a single strip of sensitized m-aterialyand particularly adapted to printing rapidly and accurately identification cards or passes containing a photograph of the bearer. It is the custom at the present time to admit to establishments in which operations connected with the military branch of service are conducted, only such persons as produce an identification pass containing the photograph of the holder, and owing to the variety of such establishments and to the changing personnel, it is desirable that the identlfication passes be produced rapidly, uniformly and accurately, as re 'uired. In a copending application Serial filed September 20, 1918 TIOW matured into Patent No. 1,324,887 of Dec. 16,1919, I have described a camera particularly adapted for taking photographs, which contain, in addition to the portrait of the bearer,

further personal designation, such as his height measured and photographically recorded, and his number, a plurality of these photographs being taken upon a strip of negative film, and thepresent apparatus is designed particularly for printing a complete article, such as a pass contaming' not only the identifying portrait, butvother data or-matter relating to theparticular plant or establishment in which the pass is to be ised. The preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings, and the novel features will be pointed out in the following specification and claims.

- In the drawings:

Figure 1 is'a plan view 10f a printing ap paratus embodying my improvements.

- Fig. 2'is a front elevation showing in sections the containers for the paper upon which the prints are made,

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 17, 1921'. Application filed September 20,1918. Serial No. 254,926. l

Fig. 3 is a sectional view'on theline w-f-w of F 1g. 1, I

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the portion of the bed containing the mask and negative used in rinting, v

ig. '5 1s a vertical section on the line yy of Fig. 1,

Fig.6 is a vertical sectional view on the line z--z of Fig. 1, showing the locking device for the presser board,

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section taken on the line 'w-w of Fig. 6, i

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the punching apparatus, l

- Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view showing thev press board taken on the line 0-?) of Fig. 1, and v ig.'10 is a view" of the character, pass or printmade by this apparatus.

Similar reference numerals in the several views indicate the same parts.

1 indicates a, table or supporting frame -mounted upon the legs 2 and having at oping suitable electric lamps or other, sourcesv of light. The lamp 10 is preferably a red or non-actinic color, and it is glowing at all times, being arranged permanently in an electric circuit, while the lamp 11 gives preferably white light, argd is employed for light. printing, and is in an electric circuit embodying conductors 12 and controlled by a switch 13 having a movable plunger 14, the arrangement being such that when the plunger 14 is depressed, the lamp 11 will be lighted. Arranged between the lamps and the transparent support 8 is a diffusing plate '15 preferably of ground or opal glass. The strip guideway. between receptacles 3 and 4 and the glass support 8 is covered by strips of relatively soft material 16, such as felt, which is not liable to scratch the sensitized surface of the paper, said strips also extending into the boxes? and 4, as shown par ticularly'in Fig. L The guideway for the sensitiaed paper is formed by the overhang -ing lguide strips '17 at the sides of the suprying on its underside the felt-covered.

port 8, and at thel'end adjacent the box or re-.

suitable plun er 19 retracted by a spr1ng20 the upper en of the plunger being adapte to be actuated by member 22 pivoted on brackets 23 and carpresser 24, as shown particularly lII FIgS. 3 and 9, said member 22 havmg at the front end an operating handle or knob 25. Th s operating handle is secured to a rod or pm 26 passing through'the end of the member- 22 and adapted to engage the plunger 14 of the electric switch. Attached to the lower side of the knob or handle is a plate 27 having at one side a segmental slot 28 through which passes a securlng screw 29 admitting limited rotary movement of the knob and plate, the-other end of the plate extending downwardly beyond the member 22 and having a notch 30 formlng a catch adapted, when the member 22 is pressed down and the lmob is turned, to engage a plate 31 on the top of the table and hold or lock the member 22. and the presser board, with'the paper held tlghtly in printing contact with the negatlve or negatives, as shown particularly in Figs. 6 and 7. 35, 35 indicate brackets secured to the front and rear of the table, and supporting spindles provided with operating knobs 36, upon which are spools containing a negative strip '37, said strip extending through apertures in theguide strips 17 (see Fig. 5),

across the opening 58 in thebed or table, so that by the manipulation of the knobs, the separating negatives thereon may. be

- brought successfully over the sensitized material extending betweenthe boxes 3 and 4. The negative strip 37 contains the portraits of the prospective bearersof the passes to be printed and such-other personal identi-v fying data as desired, as for instance, his height and his designating number (see Fig. Arranged over the opening in the table top and preferably resting directly upon the glass support 8 is a mask 38 having an opening 58, through which light may pass upwardly to the negatives and through 1 [it to the paper, and also having a smal er aperture 39 constituting an indicator em-' ployed for registration purposes. 40 indicates a negative, also arranged in the guide way for the paper and preferably removably mounted upon the transparent support 8 at one side of the mask 38. This negative con tion. The registration ma an arm 21 secured to asitized material, such as the name and loca- Q. tion of the factory, or other indioia, and also contains an opaque masking portion 41 corresponding in s1ze with and covering the portrait printed through the openlng b8 1n the mask38, The portrait negative prmted through the opening 58 in the mask and the are complementary to each other by reason masked during the second rinting 'operar 1 made. by the marker 19 and the indicator 39 are so arranged relative to the printing negatives and to each other that the prints will always appear in proper relation.

The printingapparatus, when in use, is located either in the ordinary dark room, where only the ruby light is used, or where the light is more or less subdued, so as not to fog the sentitized paper. The electric current is switched on illuminating the ruby lamp 10 only. The mask 38 and negative 40 are arranged in positionon the transparent support 8, and the negative strip is extended transversely of the support to bring the first portrait negative over the opening 58, the

registration of the negative with the aperture in the mask being secured by the light from the ruby lamp 10. The sensitized paper 50 is extended from the receptacle 3 to the receptacle 4, passing over the mask and negatives, and being sufliciently translucent, the outlines of the negatives are visible when illuminated from below. The member 22 is now turned down, pressing the paper in contact with the mask and negatives and is locked by turning the handle 25 to engage the catch plate; the plunger 14 of the switch 13 being operated admits current to the white lamp 11, causing the portrait on the negative strip to be printed on the paper. The movement of member 22 operates the punch 19 throu h the arm 21, forming a perforation in t e'paper under the bridge 18. The first print made by the negative 40 contains no portrait. After sufiicient time has elapsed to properly print from the negatives, the operator raises the member 22 and negat1ve40 containing the printed matter,

of the fact that the print first made is feeds the paper 50 forward .until the hole formed by the punch 19 is over the aperture 39 in the mask 38,, this latter being visible through the aper. The negative strip is now fed to bring the next portrait in alinement with the aperture 58 in the mask, which can also-be determined. by reason of the translucency. of the paper. -The punch 19, the mask 38 and the opaque portion .41 of the negative 40 are arranged in such relationship that the portion of the paper on which the portrait is printed will not be doubly exposed. By printing the portrait through a mask, as shown, the print is isolated, and the negative for printing the body of the pass. may therefore contain matter or a legend, above or beneath orin 'close proximity to the ortrait, as, for instance, the date of expiration of the pass, which should be observed by the gateman when comparing the portrait with the per-v son presenting 1t.

This apparatus is found in practice to be admirably adapted for the purpose, as an unskilled operator may rapidly print a large number of passes in a very short time. The prints may be developed and fixed in long strips or rolls, or if desired, the prints may be separated as soon as made, a groove 55 being formed in the tablel for the passage of the blade of a shears or a knife.

Having described my invention, what I claim-and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. In a photographic printing apparatus, the combmation with a guide for .a sensitized strip and a printing negative arranged therein,'of. a movable presser for holdlng the strip and negative in printing contact, a marker adapted to act upon the strip and controlled by the movement of the presser,

andan indicator with which the mark made on the strip is adapted to cooperate to indicate the feed of the, strip.

2. In a photographic printing apparatus the combination with a guidefor asensitiz-e strip, and \a plurality of complementary printing negatives arran ed therein, of a movable presser for hol ing the strip in printing contact with the negatives, a marker adapted to act upon the strip and controlled by the movement of the presser, and

an indicator with which the mark upon the strip is adapted to cooperate to indicate proper registration of the prints.

3. In a photographic printing apparatus, the combination with a guide for a sensitized strip, a stationary printing negative in the ide and means for guiding a negative str1p transversely ofthe first mentioned guide, of a movable presser for hold-' ing the sensitized stri in contact with the negatives, a marker a apted-to act upon the sensitized strip and controlled by the move- .the strip b presser and an indicator with which the punch mark cooperates.

5. The combination with a strip guideway having ,a, light chamber at one side and adapted to contain a plurality of complementary printing negatives, of a presser on the opposite side of the guideway for holding the stri and negatives in printing contact, a per crating marker actuated bythe presser and perforating the positive strip'in advance'of the first negative and an indicator adapted to cooperate with the perforation thus formed.

6. The combination with a strip guideway having a chambercontaining an illuminant, a negative guideway extending transversely of the former, and a movable 'presser arranged over the guideways, of a strip marker, an indicator with which the marks on the strip are adapted to cooperate, and -a switch controlling the illuminant, said I switch and marker being operable by the -movement of the presser.

7. In a photographic printing apparatus,

the combination with a strip guideway hav ing a transparent negative su port at the bottom, strip winding reels an a guideway extending transversely of the one first mentioned, of a movable presser arranged at the intersection of t e guideways, two

illuminants beneath'the negative support,

one shedding non-actinic and the other actinic light, a switch controlling the actinic illuminant, a strip perforating marker, said switch and marker being operated to mark the movement of the presser, and an in icator with which the perforations in the stri are ada ted to co'ci rate.

fiILL F. FOL R.

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